FreeWire Technologies has opened a new global headquarters, R&D and manufacturing facility in Newark, California. The 66,000-square-foot facility will focus on manufacturing and scaling FreeWire’s Buy America-compliant battery-integrated EV charging equipment. It will be fully operational by fall 2022, and is expected to create some 200 engineering and manufacturing jobs. Earlier this month, FreeWire unveiled… Read more »
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FreeWire’s battery-integrated Boost Charger maximizes charging power while minimizing load on the grid
FreeWire Technologies, a pioneer of flexible charging solutions, has deployed a new type of battery-integrated fast charger at an ampm fuel retailer and convenience store in Lodi, California. FreeWire’s Boost Charger uses an integrated battery as a buffer, allowing it to deliver high power output without stressing the local power supply. Boost Charger, which supports… Read more »
Volvo invests in mobile charging company FreeWire
Volvo has acquired a stake in San Francisco-based mobile charging company FreeWire Technologies via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. While Volvo does not plan to own charging or service stations directly, it says the investment reflects its support for user-friendly charging options as electric mobility continues to grow. “To support wider consumer adoption of electric… Read more »
FreeWire deploys battery systems to increase the scalability of EV infrastructure
Rolling out the charging stations necessary to enable wide-scale adoption of EVs is a challenging task. Though valiant efforts are being made, there are still a lot of problematic applications that could benefit from innovative solutions. One young company, FreeWire Technologies, believes it has an answer to help with scalability: batteries on wheels. Business school… Read more »
BP invests in mobile charging company FreeWire
BP’s venture capital arm has invested $5 million in FreeWire Technologies, a San Francisco-based manufacturer of mobile rapid charging systems, and plans to roll out FreeWire’s Mobi Charger units at selected BP retail sites in the UK and Europe during 2018. “Mobility is changing, and BP is committed to remaining the fuel retailer of choice… Read more »
Orange EV creates Optigrid to deliver battery-integrated charging for electric fleets
Orange EV is a rare success story in the commercial EV field. The company has been producing electric terminal trucks (aka drayage trucks or yard goats) since 2015, and has quietly gone about its business ever since. Well over 1,000 of its EVs are now in service at ports and logistics facilities. Now Orange has… Read more »
EV charger manufacturer Tritium to start “a new chapter” under CEO Arcady Sosinov
When EV charger manufacturer Tritium fell from its perch in April, it caused tremors in the EV charging industry, as the company has sold 13,000 chargers in 47 countries, and claimed some 30 percent of the US market share for DC fast chargers in 2023. In August, India-based Exicomm agreed to take over the company,… Read more »
Here’s why oil and gas companies are racing to invest billions in EV charging
As regular Charged readers know, oil companies have been on an EV charging spending spree. They’re getting into public charging in a big way, and it goes far beyond just installing chargers at their gas stations. Oil majors including bp, Shell and Total have been buying up companies at all points along the charging value… Read more »
The benefits of energy storage for EV charging (Webinar)
Most high-powered electric vehicle DC fast chargers require three-phase 480 V input, restricting many possible sites from installing new hardware without costly and time-intensive infrastructure upgrade projects. One solution is to install battery-integrated DC fast chargers that require lower input than conventional fast chargers. Energy storage solutions can enable fast charging without extensive electrical upgrades as well… Read more »
Mobile EV chargers deliver power where it’s needed
A few companies have introduced mobile charging products to solve unique challenges. The perceived lack of ready access to charging stations is one factor that has limited consumers’ interest in buying electric vehicles. While the number and diversity of locations of EV charging stations are growing, thanks to networks such as Electrify America, chargers can… Read more »